College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Class of 2013 Commencement Blog From Day 1

The Grand Canyon University Communications team is blogging today from commencement ceremonies in GCU Arena. Check back throughout the day for updates.

Class of 2013: Online Student Overcomes Setbacks to Earn Master's in Counseling

Denise Devine, 51, is making the trek to Grand Canyon University from her Massachusetts hometown to accept her master's degree in professional counseling. She earned […]

Taming the Inner Demons: Dr. Kirk Bowden, GCU Emerge as Leaders in Addiction Counseling Education

Addiction counseling degrees and licenses are in such high demand nationwide, Grand Canyon University has overhauled its curriculum to ensure students have the tools to […]

Getting a Clue: Students Gravitate to Law Enforcement Club

GCU's criminal justice law enforcement club is preparing to compete in a regional competition of the American Criminal Justice Association in November.

‘Mack’ Sloan Dies at 72; Praised as ‘Larger-Than-Life Character’

The popular instructor in the College of Arts and Sciences taught at GCU for 15 years, initiating the University’s relationship with the nearby Arizona Recreation […]

Day 1: GCU Commencement Blog

Read about the Class of 2012 and commencement ceremonies Thursday from GCU Arena in our blog, compiled by Doug Carroll, Michael Ferraresi and Bob Romantic […]

Dr. James Beggs, GCU's Resident Rapper, Leaving a Legacy of Good Cheer

After a 37-year teaching career, including the last 11 at GCU, Beggs is retiring at the end of the school year. As part of the […]

Class of 2012: 84-Year-Old, Daughter to Receive Master's Degrees Together

"If you go to college, I'll go with you," Leola Mayes of Livonia, Mich., told her daughter Beverly. That was 10 years ago, and next […]

Wide-Ranging Research Presented in Annual Colloquium

The fifth annual colloquium brought together six speakers to share a wide range of research — from lung-cancer cell migration to public transportation projects to […]